My children moved from Jowell to Duryea and the first year I was far more satisfied than I had been for the 3 years at Jowell combined. The teachers are very personable and take time to communicate with notes or calls. The nurse calls just to say if your child is not ill but came in, the principal is
... Read more VERY involved and willing to address any issues that may occur. The school participates in various fundraising activities and the money is used towards purchases that are visible and needed. The school is clean and has a great system of security. I love Duryea and think it will continue to flourish in the next few years. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/09/07
My 2 children attended Duryea for 2 years until they were rezoned. I really like Mrs Harbin, the principle because she is one of the most caring and involved principles I have met. You can always count on her to show up in any events even during chuck e cheese or skate night. She cares about her students
... Read more in every way. The PTO also did a great job in fundraising. Just within a year, we got a shade for the playground. I disagreed on the other parents about the school not hving much extracurriculum. The problem this school has is overcrowding, having 1600 students!! I would understand it would be hard to actually accomodate everyone in any extracurriculum not to mention normal activities. Let's be more understanding and patient. It will be a great school under Mrs Harbin leadership. We were so sad we had to leave Duryea. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/16/06
I love this school. The staff are very organized and helpful. I especially love the teachers. I feel that they need more activities at this school. There are lots of parents that are involved. I am one of them. Whenever I can, I volunteer.
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Posted by a parent on 05/18/06
The Pre-K program is wonderful. It is a school that cares about the students. As soon as an overcrowding issue was identified they did not hesitate to create another class. In addition, they push the kids to excel.
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Posted by a parent on 02/06/06
I have had children there since the school opened last year and I particulary do not like the administration much. Some of the teachers are great, but you have to do your research. I don't like the fact that they schedule parent nights in the morning or at noon, which makes it very hard for working
... Read more parents. They lack essential materials for learning like books, which are extremely important. I had to joing a website in order to get books for my first grader to read at his appropriate level because the school 'doesn't have any for them to take home' which I find very dissapointing. I am a teacher myself and can't see how a school funcitons without books for the children. If I could, I would transfer my children to another school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/20/05
The teachers are great, and really seem to care about the development of all the children. The school hides behind the fact that they are brand new, and therefore there are so few events and extra activities to excite them about learning and exploring. Otherwise nice and clean, and well organized...
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Posted by a parent on 11/23/05
My son is a Kindergartner at Duryea. I like it so far; except the fact that they do not have a variety of extra curricular activities for the kids to participate in...i would like to see more technology integrated into the school.
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Katy schools — Duryea Elementary School is located at 20150 Arbor Creek Dr, Katy TX 77449. 20150 Arbor Creek Dr is in the 77449 ZIP code in Katy, TX The school district for Duryea Elementary School is the Cypress - Fairbanks Independent School District. Duryea Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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